In the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, less than 1,000 kilometers southeast of Hawaii, an overseas enclave of the United States, a super giant ship like a huge hill is slowly moving there, of course, this "slowly" is relative, compared to the ship's hull that is close to the length of the two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, at this moment at a speed of 25 knots of this ship, the speed can indeed be worthy of the word "slowly".

On the deck of the ship, there are all kinds of scientific research equipment, and from time to time people are walking around, I don't know what they are busy with, this huge ship is still small compared to many scientific research equipment.

These people are said to be the scientific research elites under the Alice Group, but most of the real identities of these scientific research elites are Xiao Chenxi and Alice and their clansmen, as well as Brother Tian and Brother Zhuzi, but unlike Xiao Chenxi and their people, Brother Zhu and Brother Tian and their clansmen generally do not appear on the deck because of their size, and they are all active inside the hull.

The huge ship is always surrounded by two multi-purpose tiltrotors and two specialized armed combat tiltrotors for patrol missions. Compared to this huge ship, these four planes that were patrolling around this ship were like a small flying ant next to a giant ship of 10,000 tons

At the same time, about 500 nautical miles directly ahead of the fleet, there was also a tiltrotor patrolling. This is a patrol plane modified with an AI-20 tiltrotor plane, but it is more appropriate to say that it is a patrol plane, to be precise, it is a combination of an early warning aircraft and an electronic warfare aircraft, but it is different from the early warning aircraft used by various countries now, and the early warning radar antenna of this patrol plane is not carrying a huge butterfly antenna on its back, but it is an unprecedented scheme with a built-in antenna.

This early warning plane, flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters, monitors every move within a radius of 800 nautical miles with itself as the center, and no plane in the sky, a ship on the surface of the sea, or even a missile launched by it can hide from this sharp "eye," and even if it is a submarine sneaking above 100 meters, it will not be able to hide its eyes.

Of course, all of this is on the bright side, in the vast sea water on both sides of the big ship, there are also a few huge whales swimming, from time to time on the surface of the water spraying high columns, and a few sword rain and sailfish that are larger than an ordinary conventional submarine and should never exist on the earth, as if they are attracted by magnets, are clinging to the sides of the hull, if you don't pay attention to it, you may think that these are the two bulges of the hull.

In addition to these five aircraft, no one can say exactly how many planes there are on this ship, but according to the information secretly observed by the Americans themselves, this ship carries at least 50 tiltrotors of various types and purposes. But what makes Americans feel a little reassuring is that at least there are no supersonic fighters on it...... Of course, this is just what they think.

Of course, there is no doubt that when such a super-large ship sails near their home, even if it is still 1,000 kilometers away from them, the Americans still can't sit still, but this ship is a typical civilian ship - although this is only the Alice Group claims to be, in fact, any country knows that even a conservative estimate that the armed forces on this ship can probably exceed the combat capability of a frigate - and the Alice Group is an American commercial organization, The U.S. military and government had to take this into account, and after weighing left and right, the U.S. Pacific Fleet sent a "Arleigh. The Burke-class Aegis missile destroyer came to "escort" the research ship of the Alice Group.

The US officers and men on the missile destroyer, looking at the behemoth less than 2 nautical miles away from them, couldn't help but flash a trace of envy in their eyes This kind of ship that can be clearly seen to be dual-use ships, and even ships that can undertake the combat mission of large amphibious assault ships to some extent, are not now capable of being manufactured by the United States, and the countries in the world that can build such super-large ships are currently the only Alice Group, according to the information released by those media, Alice Group also has the ability to build such a huge aircraft carrier,

Build such a large aircraft carrier, hearing the news, almost the entire United States is dizzy, if any country can have such a huge aircraft carrier, with this aircraft carrier as the core component of an aircraft carrier battle group, then where else in the world can not go? But unfortunately, the current United States does not have this strength.

Americans have always believed that they are the most powerful country in the world, whether it is economic strength, political influence, military strength, or industrial construction capacity, they are the most powerful in the world, but this move by Alice Group obviously does not give Americans face. However, Lao Mei also has the spirit of Ah Q: Alice Group itself is also our own American company

But the good news is that now those damn bureaucrats of the US Department of Defense are negotiating with the Alice Group on how to cooperate, and the core issue is to ask the Alice Group to transfer the technology of building this giant ship to the United States for a fee, but unfortunately, the Alice Group obviously does not buy much into the US government's accounts Compared with other countries, the Alice Group is not a weak existence that anyone can jump out and bully.

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"Those American GIs on the other side seem to be more friendly," stood next to the guardrail, rushing at the "Ali Brown" a few kilometers away. Burke-class" Aegis missile destroyer waved his hand, and Zhang Lan smiled at Xiao Chenxi.

The little girl pursed her lips and chuckled, but did not speak. Those American GIs on the other side have a more friendly attitude? It is more likely that the owner of this ship is an American, if this ship is Saddam's madman, who knows what the Americans will do? Anyway, it's certain to detain the ship directly, as for the excuse? Do you suspect that there are enough "prohibited items" on this ship?

Last night, Zhang Lan, Xiao Chenxi, Elaine and other seven people had secretly come to the ship. When they left the country, the seven people were not detected by any country's alert system, and the seven people wearing the latest generation of steel suits rushed from a province along the Yangtze River to the depths of the Pacific Ocean in less than two hours at an ultra-high speed of more than three times the speed of sound.

"Do you want to invite those guys across the street to a party?" Zhang Lan smiled and said to Xiao Chenxi, "Some people on the other side should want to board our ship and are about to go crazy, right?" ”

"Have a party with these guys? What do you want to do? The little girl asked vigilantly, he definitely didn't think this kid had such a good mind.

"It's just a party, don't think about it so complicated," Zhang Lan leaned on the white railing, looking at the ship in front of him. Burke-class "missile destroyer," since Lao Mei wants to get information about this ship from us so much, then we must give them a little sweetness to taste, so that they can make up their minds quickly...... The price of 10 billion US dollars a ship, except for Lao Mei, a super rich man, I really can't think of anyone else in this world who can escape such a large sum of money. ”

"Even if the Americans come up with this money, I'm afraid they will only be able to buy about three ships at most, right?" Xiao Chenxi smacked her lips, "Even if it's three, the price can catch up with the price of nine Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers." Most importantly, for the Americans, although they covet our stuff, as far as I know, according to their own assessments, their Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are still the most powerful ultimate maritime combat force in the world. ”

"But what if someone wants to buy us?"

Xiao Chenxi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "How is it possible?" A $10 billion ship, even Americans who have always been rich and wealthy have a toothache, and what other country can afford it? However, the playful smile on Zhang Lan's face made Xiao Chenxi stunned for a moment, and then realized what this kid's words meant, and suddenly looked angry, "You are cheating"

"How can you make money without cheating?" Zhang Lan laughed

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Probably did not expect that the top-secret ship of the Alice Group, which has always refused to be open to people and countries and individuals, would invite himself and others to come up and visit. The captain of the Burke-class "Aegis missile destroyer" was a little flattered for a while, and hurriedly asked the Pacific Fleet Command for instructions: Alice Group said that in order to thank our Pacific Fleet for its great "contribution" to their safety, they invited us to hold a party on their ship. Or don't say yes? ,

Of course, it was a fool to agree not to agree to the senior generals of the U.S. military, who had already been tossed by the ship of the Alice Group, and were about to have a nervous breakdown, and were overjoyed when they heard this, for the U.S. military, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand the strength of the ship of the Alice Group

"How did you get there? Do they have any restrictions on this party? Did you say I would invite you to visit their ship? Like a machine gun, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet abruptly relayed the exact words of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, the boss of the US military system.

"They said they would send their plane to pick us up." This ship "Ali. Captain of the Burke-class Aegis missile destroyer, Richard Brown. Thomas said honestly, and at the same time pouted secretly in his heart, contemptuous: Haven't I already forwarded the faxes sent to me by Alice Group for some of the requirements, precautions and activities of this party? Why are you still asking me? But since the boss has something to say, he naturally doesn't dare to explain it all.

"According to the fax they sent, after going up, we will visit the various systems on the ship under their guidance in the morning, visit their scientific research center in the afternoon, take pictures in some places, refuse to take pictures in some places, hold a dinner on their ship at noon, and hold a party in the evening."

"Then what is the purpose of their invitation to you?" Rumsfeld continued to ask questions, and the bureaucrats of the Department of Defense have discussed this issue for a long time, and there have been various theories, but they have not yet come to a universally agreed view.

"This ......" Richard. Thomas was a little hesitant, he was just a small lieutenant colonel captain, and above him, there were a lot of colonels, brigadier generals, major generals, lieutenant generals and admirals, and on this issue, it seemed that he was not qualified to speak as a small lieutenant colonel, right?

"It doesn't matter, you can say whatever you have any ideas." Feel Richard. Thomas may really have his own ideas, Rumsfeld said encouragingly.

A reality that must be admitted is that in American society, the atmosphere of democracy and freedom pervades every corner, and this is no exception in the military system, although the military system is a place that pays great attention to the superiority and obedience, but that only refers to the time of fighting and executing orders, in weekdays, the relationship between ordinary soldiers and senior officers in the army is not as huge as that of the Celestial Empire, even if an ordinary soldier has any ideas, he can also tell the senior officials, And also be able to get a quick reply, so for this, Richard. Thomas didn't feel like it was any way.

"Mr. Minister, I know that recently the Alice Group is selling us their aircraft carrier construction plan to replace the brand-new CVN-21 aircraft carrier that we are developing and is geared to the operational needs of the 21 st century. After organizing the wording a bit, Richard. Thomas told Rumsfeld about his thoughts.

"Okay, be careful when you're on board." After a moment of silence, Rumsfeld finally gave Richard . Thomas replied without any answers.

What's going on? Richard. Thomas looked at the beeping microphone, a little stunned.

Rumsfeld, who hung up the phone, did not have Richard. Thomas thought so calmly, and the lieutenant colonel's words made Mr. Secretary agree with it, because Rumsfeld himself holds this view, and he also believes that the Alice Group's move is to obtain orders for the next generation of aircraft carriers of the US military.

This view has gradually been recognized by the people of the Ministry of Defense, but now, there is still no consensus.

To Rumsfeld's pity, it was only the Alice Group that invited the "Ali. All the officers and men of the Burke-class "Aegis missile destroyer", the officers and men of other fleets or warships were not among their invitations, the reason is that in order to thank our Pacific Fleet for its great "contribution" to their safety, as for the rest of the US naval system? Sorry, others don't have this qualification.

For the stubborn reply of the Alice Group, the US military is very annoyed, but the annoyance is annoyed, the reality tells them that the Alice Group is not those little deflated people they can bully casually, if you want to be a little the Alice Group, you will probably be hit on the head and bleed on this planet, which private ship have you ever seen, equipped with weapon systems and a large number of carrier-based aircraft, this kind of thing that any country can never accept, Everyone is still pretending not to see it? ,

In this world where the law of the jungle and big fists are the last word, since the fists of the Alice Group are so big that they can't afford to mess with them, everyone naturally understands what kind of game rules they should follow.

Or, you can send several warships to take turns on duty to carry out the "escort" mission for this ship of the Alice Group? Rumsfeld's head suddenly had such a thought.

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The next day, "Ali. Burke-class "Aegis Missile Destroyer" Richard . Lieutenant Colonel Thomas, in addition to keeping some corresponding personnel on duty, took all the officers and men aboard the AI-20 multi-purpose tiltrotor sent by the Alice Group's scientific research ship and the SH-60B "Sea Hawk" helicopter brought by his own ship, divided into two batches, and finally set foot on the huge scientific research ship of the Alice Group, which they themselves called a "moving unsinkable island."

"Ali. The Burke-class "Aegis missile destroyer" is equipped with the SH-60B "Sea Hawk" helicopter landing platform and refueling facilities, which seems to have brought great difficulties to the landing of the AI-10 heavy transport plane that the Alice Group came to pick up people, but in fact this is not the case; although the SH-60B "Sea Hawk" helicopter is essentially a medium-sized multi-purpose helicopter, its long tail boom occupies a considerable length of space, and its overall length is nearly 20 meters, while the Alice Group's AI, which can carry 10 tons, is The fuselage length of the Type 10 tiltrotor is less than 18 meters, which is 2 meters shorter than the SH-60B "Sea Hawk" helicopter. Take-off from the landing area of the carrier-based helicopter of the Burke-class Aegis missile destroyer.

As soon as they stepped on this ship, all the American officers and soldiers had only one feeling: it seemed that their eyes were a little inadequate, especially the small park with green grass and huge trees, which made these American officers and men in old hats who had never seen the market admire.